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Vancouver 2010: The Mukmuk, Sumi and Miga Olympic invasion
by Loni Kao Stark | 12.31.09 | Comment
Vancouver 2010: The Mukmuk, Sumi and Miga Olympic invasion

Passing through Ottawa International Airport, I ventured into an airport store that has been invaded by the 2010 Vancouver Olympics mascots Mukmuk, Sumi and Miga. Here are the photos as evidence. Of all the 2010 Olympic mascots, I ...

iPhone Pic
Vancouver 2010: Official program spotting at Ottawa International Airport
by Loni Kao Stark | 12.29.09 | Comment
Vancouver 2010: Official program spotting at Ottawa International Airport

While perusing the magazine display at the gift shop at the departure gate at Ottawa International Airport, I spotted the official souvenir program.

PS: Yes this is a test of the WordPress app on my iPhone :)

Impulse purchase
Vancouver 2010: Gearing up for the Winter Olympics with pins and keychains
by Loni Kao Stark | 12.28.09 | Comment
Vancouver 2010: Gearing up for the Winter Olympics with pins and keychains

The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia are drawing near and the excitement is building with the Olympic torch relay. However, nothing announces that the Olympics are coming to a town or country than the ...

Visit Virtually
Check out Vancouver with Google Street View
by Loni Kao Stark | 10.14.09 | Comment
Check out Vancouver with Google Street View

Thanks to Nic Meyers, owner of Downtown Suites in Vancouver, I found out that Google Street View is now available for downtown Vancouver. I love Vancouver as a city so I was excited to ...

Soaring Art
Vancouver, Canada: The eagles have landed
by Patterson | 05.14.09 | Comment
Vancouver, Canada: The eagles have landed

The Eagles have landed in Vancouver — not just on the banks of rivers to scoop up tasty salmon, but on the streets of Vancouver and Victoria.

The first painted Bald Eagle we saw in Vancouver stopped us ...

All Things Canada
Touring Vancouver: Granville Island
by Patterson | 05.12.09 | Comment
Touring Vancouver: Granville Island

What an engaging time we’ve had in beautiful Vancouver. We carry our umbrellas everywhere and use them infrequently. The weather is coolish but perfect for what we want to do.

On Tuesday we walked to the the ferry and ...

West Coast Canada
Touring Vancouver: Real estate update from Coal Harbour
by Patterson | 05.11.09 | Comments (1)
Touring Vancouver: Real estate update from Coal Harbour

We walked for about ten minutes west of the Pan Pacific to the intersection of West Pender and Melville.

The area near Coal Harbour seems quiet and very nice — just steps from many coffee shops and shopping along Robson ...

West Coast Canada Adventure
Touring Vancouver: Old-New-Downtrodden-Quaint
by Patterson | 05.07.09 | Comment
Touring Vancouver: Old-New-Downtrodden-Quaint

This morning I took the Skytrain to New Westminster, a short ride from Coquitlam, for an anticipated visit to the Quay.

On arrival it was disconcerting to see on the first T junction the following: a Cheques Cashed Centre, ...

StarkSilverCreek
Touring Vancouver, BC: Oh What a night, oops mean day
by Patterson | 05.04.09 | Comment
Touring Vancouver, BC: Oh What a night, oops mean day

Ainsley and I were lined up at 8 this morning for the Hop-on, Hop-off Vancouver Trolley Company and had a great day.

We did the red loop through Stanley Park, and then walked and shopped for two hours, and ...